At the time, the Marauder had created a geodesic fold, which it was attempting to lure Voyager through; an event that would have subsequently killed all aboard. Reginald Barclay suggested using the Carolina to close the fold, however, the ship was not equipped to perform such a task. (VOY: "Inside Man")

With 110 years between references, Memory Alpha assumed this Carolina was a different ship from the one mentioned in "Friday's Child".